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Japanese arts

...with the legendary legitimacy of the emperor. Thus, special Shintō music was devised for use in imperial shrines. In Japan such Shintō music is called
kagura. The kind of music and ritual used exclusively in the imperial palace grounds is called
mi-kagura; that in large Shintō shrines,...

From prehistoric times, dances have served as an intermediary between humans and the gods in Japan.
Kagura dances dedicated to native deities and performed at the imperial court or in villages before local Shintō shrines are in essence a symbolic reenactment of the propitiatory dance that lured the sun goddess Amaterasu from the cave in ancient...

origin

Amenouzume is the patron goddess of dancers. The classical music and dancing used in Shintō religious ceremonies,
kagura, is said to have originated with her performance. In popular mythology, as the embodiment of the female principle, she is often associated with Sarudahiko (
q.v.), who represents male sexuality and who offered himself as a guide to the divine grandchild...